diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 33bcb93739..9d1e1ff919 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ project = 'heat'
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name=project,
-    version=setup.get_version(project),
+    version=setup.get_version(project, '2013.1'),
     description='The heat project provides services for provisioning '
                 'virtual machines',
     license='Apache License (2.0)',